For that kind of scope we are not talking just "some" more than 5000 but hundreds of thousands of soldiers, thus full invasion to a country twice the size and population of Afghanistan.

Agreed. The reason I said 5000 is due to 5000 marines in route as we speak. I do not know what their orders involve but it can't be the Strait. I am hoping it is to pop open all the deep bunkers, destroy the remaining missiles, missile production machinery, sweep for leaders in hiding, search for radioactive material and find the missing limited edition Marvel comic collection.